Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-20
oocs FOR THE ARMY.
c,ni,a Messengers and sentInels Espee'ai-
Iy Trained for war Duty.

Iy
Tn. various powers OF the uog nave
hoon tried to their utmost in Germany.
7, will bc almost incredible to the M
habitants Of city where MI. henry
Reroh dwells that its sister German
city suffers the greatest cruelty TO 'hese
faithful attendants OF man Without
raising n protesting voice. lrue' thero
ia n society for the protection OF AM
mails, to which an American lett ioo'-
600 marks, but it seems one only III
name have seen carts at which an
OK might stare with horror, drawn py
two ordinary dogs and woman, al.
three half dead under the load. YES
said one of the owners, with whom
talked sit is true; but custom III
Berlin can not be changed. " NO one
seems TO care for them. Men walk
along the Linden and listen to the
dogs' howlings from the ever-rcady
| lash and see their painting tongues,
without word of reprimand or sym
n,thv. The Germans have also found
another use for these worthy brutes'
against which there is nothing to say
Among the thousand and one inven-
t;ons applianccs, and wonderful uses
If men and beasts which German gen.
ms has devised to defeat France in case
General Boulanger' successor becomes
unpleasant. the dog plays significant
role, employed as messenger and SEN
tinel. Experiments nave been made
for nearly year now, and have proved
highly satisfactory. The dog ma
NEWER of the hunter battalion was de-
cidcdly the most interesting OF the re-
cent campaign. Several regiments
have been furnished with the German
shepherd dogs. known for their wis
dom the word over. Each one IS at
tached, so to speak, to the person OF a
soldier, in whom the dog soon recog-
nizes his master. and who conducts his
training. While doing duty the dog is
kept with the sentinel, and easily
, learns the requirements of his post. A
p few of the experiments performed be-
, fore Colonel Won der Goltz Pacha. who
represented the Sultan at the ninetieth
, birthday of the Emperor, and has since
!, remained to witness the reviews, were
/. surpr sing A soldier, taking the dog
4 from the sentinel, marched off on a re-
I connoitering expedition. After VIZ.
ing his observations and placing
Y them in cask about the neck of Tho
. brute, the latter was told to return tt
. his master, which he did in an aston
4 ishingly short time. Oae dog employ
+ ed in this service arrived at his post tel
+ minutes before a mounted Uhlar
h charged with the same instructions
though the latter rode at desperate
, speed. But even more than this wa
L accomplished. With message tiet
a. about his neck, as in the former case
N the dog was told to seek distan
10 sentinel and bring return answer
m This he did with great speed, carrying
+ his message directly to his master with
~ ont fail.
= Ii is a little wonder that Pacha Colt
70 was surprised at the success of the eA
-, periments gwen in his honor An
- they are truly wonderful for the pre-,
ent. though bidding fair to become
commonplace institution in that grea
machine-the German army. Tn
consequences and possibilities of tn
a shepherd-dog service are apparent
oo all who know anything of militar
=, science, and make their citation super
~, huous. One thing is certain, that
IL future war between Germany and an
ON of its neghbors will not be conducte
ID withoutit dog-regiment, which, thong
~, not employed in concerted action, wi
,r perform service more valuable tina
N The cats of ancient E gypt.-Berlin Co
49,, A. Y. Tribune.